driving the ole girl,sorry, the camera guy don't seem to be able to hold the camera still, the bus does not bounce around like that. it is smooth as a Cadillac.
I have been a professional commercial driver, and for a short period a driver trainer, for 31 years and the MC7 is where it all started for me as a child... I would totally freak out when I heard that we were going to ride one of these, they were an absolutely majestic bus and riding one of them was always a wondrous experience for me... I would lie on the floor, crawl under the seats marvel at the view and talk the bus driver absolutely and completely to death... I totally loved every single millisecond aboard The MC7.
These were some of the last buses Greyhound bought that had a manual transmission. These did ride very smooth. Now many of these also had good insulation around the engine compartment which back then all you heard on the inside was just a quiet whirring sound.
Is that Alberta Highway # 2? Yes, the good old MC-7 - I always loved riding those, with their rock-steady ride compared to GM's metronome-like Buffalo modells. The sunken aisle took some getting used to. The successor MC-8, MC-9, et seq. were just as good, as were most of Prévost Car's offerings - the Champion, Prestige, and Le Mirage. In many ways the MC-7 cast the die for future design - 40-foot, dual rear axle, low center of gravity.
Ansett Pioneer in Australia switched to MCI from GMC in 1973 with the purchase of 10 MC7's. Followed by 29 MC8's & 15 MC9's. Anything else was 2nd best or if it was from europe on Aussie highways, 3rd best. MCI's handled the best, were easy to maintain & the most comfortable. The GMC 4106 & 4107 although only 35ft were brilliant in the snow. Ansett Pioneer needed 40ft, like Greyhound USA & Canada for trunk routes.
The key to brilliant North American coach design is NO FUCKING OVERHANG. Maximise luggage bin space, even with the a/c underneath and blowing the air where it is meant to onto the windows with continuous ducting along both sides of the coach. Maximise productivity through large bins. Plus zero overhang front and rear means excellent handling and no pitch and roll. The junk from europe is the opposite of good coach design. Plus all that overhang means drivers and passengers need vomit bags for every trip and anti seas sick pills.
The MC-7 is unique due to the fact that it sits on a 50's Scenic Cruiser Chassis. That's why they appear tall and broad. What I wanna see is the GRANDADDY of all MCI's. The MCI-6 with not an 8v71 but an orginal 12v71 . I saw one here in vegas about 10 years ago and forgot what it was. I said "damn that MCI 5 Looks so big" Nah Nah it was a six. Much taller and 102 inches wide.
The MC-6 is unique as it is ALL stainless steel. thin framing all around but enough to make a strong coach wall. Like the MC-9 has the thin "hat" channel which bonds the outside and inside walls into one structure. the MC-7 is tubular very much like the DL3s and the bottom is platform frame and to me the MC7 has thebest of both worlds. the tubular wall framing and roof framing and the platform structure like theGMCs and the rest of the mc/d series. I was talking to an MCI expert and he told me that the MC-7s are the least valuable . I am cool with that. everyone wants the MC-9s which are my least favorite as there is not much framing on them compared to the 7sl so I will keep looking for more mc7s as I love mine. The MC6 would be great but I am sure they go for a lot of money so i will just get an EL3 which I like even more.
Nunca vi un driver tan brusco para meter los cambios hay que tener clase para manejar colega una pena como metes lis cambios cuando esa caja de cambios es un placer para hacer LOS cambios . " DOBLE ENBRAGADA y LISTO
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I have been a professional commercial driver, and for a short period a driver trainer, for 31 years and the MC7 is where it all started for me as a child...
I would totally freak out when I heard that we were going to ride one of these, they were an absolutely majestic bus and riding one of them was always a wondrous experience for me... I would lie on the floor, crawl under the seats marvel at the view and talk the bus driver absolutely and completely to death... I totally loved every single millisecond aboard The MC7.
Finally someone who knows how to shift an mc7 smoothly. Poetry in motion
These were some of the last buses Greyhound bought that had a manual transmission. These did ride very smooth. Now many of these also had good insulation around the engine compartment which back then all you heard on the inside was just a quiet whirring sound.
Is that Alberta Highway # 2? Yes, the good old MC-7 - I always loved riding those, with their rock-steady ride compared to GM's metronome-like Buffalo modells. The sunken aisle took some getting used to. The successor MC-8, MC-9, et seq. were just as good, as were most of Prévost Car's offerings - the Champion, Prestige, and Le Mirage. In many ways the MC-7 cast the die for future design - 40-foot, dual rear axle, low center of gravity.
Ansett Pioneer in Australia switched to MCI from GMC in 1973 with the purchase of 10 MC7's. Followed by 29 MC8's & 15 MC9's.
Anything else was 2nd best or if it was from europe on Aussie highways, 3rd best. MCI's handled the best, were easy to maintain & the most comfortable. The GMC 4106 & 4107 although only 35ft were brilliant in the snow. Ansett Pioneer needed 40ft, like Greyhound USA & Canada for trunk routes.
The key to brilliant North American coach design is NO FUCKING OVERHANG. Maximise luggage bin space, even with the a/c underneath and blowing the air where it is meant to onto the windows with continuous ducting along both sides of the coach. Maximise productivity through large bins. Plus zero overhang front and rear means excellent handling and no pitch and roll. The junk from europe is the opposite of good coach design. Plus all that overhang means drivers and passengers need vomit bags for every trip and anti seas sick pills.
Those were the days ... I loved driving those 4 speeds ... :o)
I drove for Greyhound for more than 31 years, drove the 7 lots, as well as 5A's, B's and everything else. Loved them too.
There is nothing like the sound of an 8v71N, linked to a 4 speed Spicer . Especially if it is under a load.
They shift like a toy truck !
daddysbear525, where is this bus located? I love these old buses.
The MC-7 is unique due to the fact that it sits on a 50's Scenic Cruiser Chassis. That's why they appear tall and broad. What I wanna see is the GRANDADDY of all MCI's. The MCI-6 with not an 8v71 but an orginal 12v71 . I saw one here in vegas about 10 years ago and forgot what it was. I said "damn that MCI 5 Looks so big" Nah Nah it was a six. Much taller and 102 inches wide.
The MC-6 is unique as it is ALL stainless steel. thin framing all around but enough to make a strong coach wall. Like the MC-9 has the thin "hat" channel which bonds the outside and inside walls into one structure. the MC-7 is tubular very much like the DL3s and the bottom is platform frame and to me the MC7 has thebest of both worlds. the tubular wall framing and roof framing and the platform structure like theGMCs and the rest of the mc/d series. I was talking to an MCI expert and he told me that the MC-7s are the least valuable . I am cool with that. everyone wants the MC-9s which are my least favorite as there is not much framing on them compared to the 7sl so I will keep looking for more mc7s as I love mine. The MC6 would be great but I am sure they go for a lot of money so i will just get an EL3 which I like even more.
When I rode Greyhound for the first time in 1974, the MC-7 was the first bus I rode. The reverse sat behind 2nd gear.
wie krank ist das?
Nunca vi un driver tan brusco para meter los cambios hay que tener clase para manejar colega una pena como metes lis cambios cuando esa caja de cambios es un placer para hacer LOS cambios . " DOBLE ENBRAGADA y LISTO